Obj. ID: 25902 Old Synagogue in Essen, Germany
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Name/Title
Old Synagogue in Essen | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Date
1911-1913
Synagogue active dates
until 1938
Reconstruction dates
1959-1960, 1986-1988 (restoration), 2008-2010 (restoration)
Artist/ Maker
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Location
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Period
Period Detail
Gross Family Collection No.
Category
Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Stone
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Hallmark
Iconographical Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Cultural center
Present Usage Details
Haus jüdischer Kultur, listed building since 1980
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Fine masonry Torah ark.
Urban significance
Part of synagogue compound (shulhoyf)
Significance Rating
4 (International)
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Alte Synagoge Essen - Haus jüdischer Kultur. Die Dauerausstellung (Essen, 2016)
Richard Klapheck, Die neue Synagoge in Essen a. d. Ruhr. (Berlin, 1914)
Salomon Samuel (Bearb.): Geschichte der Juden in Stadt und Synagogenbezirk Essen von der Einverleibung Essens in Preußen (1802) bis zur Errichtung der Synagoge am Steeler Tor (1913). (Essen, 1913)
https://geo.essen.de/webdaten/sta61/Denkmaeler/Foto_Htm_und_pdf/AK1_Lfd_Nr_10.pdf
http://www.xn--jdische-gemeinden-22b.de/index.php/gemeinden/e-g/589-essen-nordrhein-westfalen
www.synagogen.info, www.synagogen.info (accessed December 1, 2021)
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